The BAHAMAS: A country of contrasts that you have to visit in 2025🌴 How do people live there?

[@DariStep]

Have you been to Nassau? What do you think about the island? 😍 And I think it’s time to prepare for your next trip! Check out Level8Cases to find your dream suitcase 😃 www.clkmg.com/LEVEL8/DariStep

[@dsmj7389]

Never been, but this video was a good tour. The colors were definitely beautiful, at least during the sunny days. 😊

[@letterbox203]

I actually own the Level8 suitcase and I like it. The 4 wheels make it easy to transport.

[@GregBrownsWorldORacing]

Thanks Dasha, you seem happiest when wearing no shoes.

[@baybeetricia]

So, I'm a local and i wanted to provide you some tips and insight. "Super Value", the food store that you went to, while it's a place locals shop, the one you went to is still a bit expensive because of the area that you were in. While there were some items that will have the same price in multiple locations throughout the island, the farther west you go, the higher the prices are. Secondly, from your receipt, you got 42 items for 166.60 (we don't accept pennies) which is really not that bad of a deal. You would have paid less if you didn't get things that are considered name brand, organic, cage raised, etc. i know you are use to what you are used to but importation is vital to stores (food normally comes in via distributors so they have their own prices that store owners pay. Once it gets to that store, they have to then add on their own cost to make sure they get a profit. So, things are a bit higher cause it's not a one step process for them. What you could always do (and i always tell people this when they post questions online) is check out the local supermarkets before you come and see if they have specials that you will like during your visit. Super Value posts their weekly deals every Thursday in Facebook so depending on the days you were there, you probably could have gotten a better deal with another brand but just don't know. Another store is Solomon's Super Center or Fresh Market (sale comes out Thursdays -you can sign up online for free and get email alerts of new deals) and, like I mentioned before, the farther west, the more expensive it is.

[@Psycho-Nomics]

Great to see you having fun exploring the Americas.

[@Alan-pv2bi]

Very happy you did not get sea sick. Unfortunate your friend had heat stroke for 3 days, it certainly effected your travels. Your beach clips are always great!

[@curtvona4891]

What an amazing place. I am jealous. LOL The pigs are adorable, and you and your friend are lovely. Thank you, Dari! ❤🌴🌞

[@DariStep]

Thank you too!

[@louispaine5307]

Omg that snake!!!🐍 I wouldn’t be able to sleep worrying it was around the corner just the other side of the wall!

[@konstantineluisconstantino8103]

WOOOOW BAHAMAS BEACHES 🤩!! But also, amazing insights on Bahamas 😮 I’ll definitely use these links in my next trip 👌🏼

[@DariStep]

Glad you enjoyed it 😌

[@ann3856]

Oh my word!! I would never be able to go there 😢😭It's beautiful!!! I've never seen the pigs before. I'm glad you chose Nassau. You're young and full of life. Other places in Europe is more the historical buildings. Thanks for this lovely holiday! Lots of love!! ♥♥♥

[@DariStep]

Thanks for sharing :)

[@allanmorton6022]

Great beaches, sea colours and sunny skies! You take us to some lovely places. Also admire that you show us the darker side of the island as well as high prices so we get the whole picture of life. The tourist area was really smart and well maintained while rest of island is forgotten. Love that rum cake, looks like you enjoyed it too. What a unique experience with the pigs, so cute! You should keep that big hat, looks good. Enjoy your big bottle of rum!

[@DariStep]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@GloriaHoulihan]

You lead a charmed life Dari😊 The rubbish is terrible.

[@JeffSchwenke]

The Wendy's Food Truck is kinda cool 😎

[@raphaelklietmann5529]

i have heard about the happy piggies swimming in the sea

[@jamesurever3569]

Let's go and swim with pigs 😂 When I go swiming, sometimes I think "the pigs have arrived". But actually they are worse than pigs 😉

[@josephjohnson9805]

Ah you found the bridge. very good. The Bahamas has a subsidized mortgage program. The Bahamas is no more expensive than the US if you search. You are supposed to go to a pork roast Eat tropical fruits and drinks. The government is supported by tariffs, so anything imported has this cost added on. You are supposed to buy the rum cake in a can. It is a old sailor thing. The rum preserves the cake. -- At one time the ships parked out at sea and little boats would take you in but they dredged the harbor If you eat what the Bahamas produces the price should go down. Fish, pork, chicken tropical fruits. -- The pigs are not wild the resort caretaker owns them. A side income -- Near down town the road goes along the coast. then at a point the road goes strangely in land and around a hotel. then back along the coast. What it goes around was the old British fort Joseph Kennedy bought the old fort, tore it down, and built his hotel where the fort was. In this hotel is a bar and it is where James Bond goes in the movies. There are a couple gift statues that different governments have gifted them. -- The Bahamas grows sugar someplace The rum is a sugar product. You are supposed to mix it with fruit juice and there are fruit drink recopies. -- Anyways I enjoyed the video... Good job...

[@christophermaer8880]

Wonderful video Dari and to see happy pigs swimming in the sea they are quite big are they and friendly also well fed. I didn’t know that Bahamas has venomous snake very few islands like the Republic of Ireland and New Zealand don’t have snakes at all. I shall look forward to your next video. I hope your friend Masha is fine after the sunstroke sorry the spelling.

[@DariStep]

Thank you 🤗

[@theravadamahayana6329]

Amazing ❤❤❤

[@watchingnow3021]

Absolutely love your videos of new places. So informative. Keep up the great work and thanks.

[@DariStep]

Thanks, will do!

[@tallison_florida]

You offered Masha any boat in the marina and she chose the oligarch-looking yacht **sigh**😂

[@DariStep]

They all look oligarch-looking there 😂😂😂

[@uzeela]

Excellent coverage Dasha!...Enjoyed very much!💕

[@DariStep]

Thank you so much!!

[@EnriqueDeQuesada101]

Amaizing!

[@cindyburrows8393]

We have no venomous snakes. Also average earnings are $35,000. Few to no homeless people. Many large super markets and better off than most people on average in the world.

[@MariadeJesus-dt4ql]

Just curious. How did you protect your skin from sunburn....because in my.experience, even when i use a good sun protection cream..it does not work :(

[@DariStep]

Sunscreen every few hours :)

[@markfischer3626]

The Bahamas are the gateway to the Caribbean. Many of these islands are beautiful and have beautiful beaches. Two to avoid are Cuba and Jamaica. The cruise ships go to them and I've been on many. If you ever deside to go on a cruise know that each line is different. They range from terrible to outstanding. A first cruise might be a 7 day eastern Caribbean cruise. The ships have gotten much too large and there are too many of them.

[@trevmacc]

Great video Dari, reminds me a bit like the Caribbean i went to St Lucia for a few weeks bit more windy in St Lucia ,i loved the sea just like getting into a warm bath , pleased you got your visa renewed and your doing ok ,take care

[@DariStep]

Ohh I want to visit St Lucia 😍

[@trevmacc]

@@DariStep you would love it

[@lorisheheen2198]

Wow! Beautiful! Excellent video Dari! Thank you very much for sharing your trip to Bahamas! Beautiful beaches! I liked seeing the celebrities home's there. The Piggies! Soooo cute! Enjoyed everything except the grocery prices!😲 And also loved all of your trip until.......the 🐍 Snake!! 😂 Happy to see you and your girlfriend having a good time. Enjoyed watching as I always do! TY!❤❤❤❣️😊

[@DariStep]

Ahahah thanks for sharing your opinion 😌

[@lorisheheen2198]

@@DariStep ❤️❤️❤️❣️

[@scottnesbitt956]

DARI Thanks for everything you do for us 🤗 you are the best 💗 you and your friend are so beautiful 😍❤️ This was a great video i love the beach ⛱️ please take care of yourself and be safe beautiful 🤩❤️✌️🤗

[@letterbox203]

Your video definitely deserves a like! I've eyed Bahamas as a vacation spot since childhood and have seen many tourism videos on it and even first hand accounts from peers, but your video tops them all as it covers good and bad sides, contains fantastic scenery of beaches, hotels, people, and places, and includes prices and best of all history. Your video was awesome!!

[@DariStep]

Thanks a ton! 😃

[@whois.kris.e]

Great video Dari. I've been to Nassau and other parts of the Bahamas many times. Great people there, the poverty is sad.

[@DariStep]

People are truly amazing there!

[@josephhudson7378]

The beach looks like a dream. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@DariStep]

It really is!

[@shahnazzain6921]

Nice video on the Bahamas, thanks for the tour. Appreciate the info. Keep making good videos.

[@DariStep]

Thanks, will do!

[@rbspider]

I didn't know you went to Boston , you didn't do a video of that trip. So you did get the Harvard U. hoodie in Cambridge. I would think it would be hot hot hot in the Bahamas by this time of year. Great video .

[@PaulFellows3430]

It was hot hot hot. That's how poor Masha got sunstroke.

[@rbspider]

@@PaulFellows3430 I think you get that from sun rays , you can get a burn even with clouds . Happened to me in Sarasota . Had huge blisters covering my arms , high fever and was delusional. I thought all my skin fell off.

[@PaulFellows3430]

@@rbspider nasty! I had sunstroke once, many years ago. I would not wish it on my worst enemy.

[@DariStep]

Yes, I just enjoyed my time there without filming :)

[@rbspider]

@@DariStep Much different from NYC. A real college town .

[@darellnewsome4459]

Really enjoyed this video Dari! You did a great job of pointing out lots of different things about the Bahamas both the good and the bad. That one back I believe it was Cabbage Beach looked amazing. Thanks so much for video! Oh and the pigs were really cute.

[@DariStep]

Glad you enjoyed it! :))

[@darellnewsome4459]

😊

[@frankb1]

Thanks for posting.

[@JohnDarwin7]

Wow so sorry for your friend but I am glad that she is okay. I am glad you had an awesome time and enjoyed yourself. Sending Love ❤

[@DariStep]

Thanks so much!

[@michaelcarr3037]

Looks really nice it allways amaze me how clear the water and thank for show both side of the island

[@DariStep]

Glad you enjoyed it!!

[@annelarsson6152]

Thank you so much for sharing your absolutely Lovely holiday and experience of Bahamas Dari ❤❤ These beaches, adorable pigs and much more!

[@DariStep]

Happy you liked it :)

[@joannunemaker6332]

Beautiful 🏝 island. Thank you for sharing!😊❤

[@DariStep]

My pleasure :)

[@SS-qo4xe]

Dasha, you are getting that American accent down perfect. BAA Ham ASS! Just joking with you

[@Tromboelero]

Абсалют амэйзинг,Вотэр из соу блю аж блюю😂😂😂

[@ShakilShaikh-c7j]

Wow so beautiful 👍😊

[@dfuebermann1]

looks like an amazing trip! thank you so much for sharing!

[@DariStep]

Thanks for watching!

[@willbygosh4887]

Hopefully,you might be able visit Florida someday,maybe the other St. Petersburg,who knows!!😊

[@harrydecker8731]

Glad you guys had such a good time in the beautiful balmy Bahamas. Very nice video! Swimming with the pigs was unexpected, so funny! Sorry to hear your friend had sunstroke. One always has to be careful when in a new environment. (When I lived in Arizona, I could not believe how many tourists went hiking there without taking enough water-and they had a heat stroke.) If you haven’t already been told, be aware that you are not pronouncing the word Bahamas correctly. Although it has the word ham in it, it’s actually pronounced Ba-haah-mas. (Aah is what the doctor asks you to say when you open your mouth.)

[@DariStep]

Thank you!!

[@gabriellagirardi4741]

Great islands! But it is such a pity that not all can enjoy the beauty of this place. Poverty is a big problem! Sorry for you friend! Hoping she will be better! Thanks a lot Dari for this beautiful video⚘️💕🌷

[@DariStep]

Thanks for your comment 🫶🏼

[@Jeffrie_Baer]

You are so blessed to be Russian. 🙏🙏🙏

[@gulnara7293]

Great video ❤

[@DariStep]

Thank you!!

[@gregbromberg5427]

I have been to a lot of the places you visited. I am glad you were able to enjoy all sorts of activities!

[@GreggTchirkow]

If you continue to wear your hair in a ponytail in that climate don’t neglect sunscreen for your 👂

[@DariStep]

I do that 😂😂😂

[@me_and_two_cats]

Me thinks you and Masha had a fabulous time 😊 when I saw the pigs, I think of pork chops and pork roast with apple sauce 😂 Masha will be all good with heatstroke because she is strong Russian girl. The island has high prices because of tourism, like many islands, including my island. Nice to see you happy, Dasha 😊

[@DariStep]

Ahhaha lol

[@saratemp790]

Good summary of a country so close to us.

[@PaulFellows3430]

What an amazing part of the world. Thank you for showing it off to us. A bonus for me, as a Brit. is that they drive on the correct side of the road 😉 The cost of living though, is ridiculously high and I'm amazed the locals can manage to remain there. I hope Masha is now fully recovered from her sunstroke. I had it once, many years ago and it is horrible. I would not wish it onto anybody. 🥰

[@DariStep]

Happy to show it 😃

[@stevegfromnc3482]

Looks like a great trip. We have direct flights to Nassau, so it would be easy to get there.

[@DariStep]

So let it be a sign for you to come there 😃

[@mCesu-]

How can help you sisters

[@richardc488]

Thank you Dari

[@ShakilShaikh-c7j]

Thank you so much

[@boinknook]

15:05 that bridge dari! Wow! Just imagine the decent on that!

[@jimallison6125]

Dari, Did you step into any pig poop? Yhe water down there reminds me of the ocean in Miami or maybe the panhandle of Florida. Glad you had a good time there.

[@DariStep]

I didn’t lol 😂

[@WillLlamas]

Poor Masha. The hat looks good on you, just like that green dress. More of this.

[@DariStep]

Oh thank you!

[@informationcollectionpost3257]

I took a cruise to the Bahamas in 1996 or 1997. Expensive at the local resteraunts and groceries. Cruises can be had for about a guess of $350 to $400 per person for an interior room ( usually 2 people per room) after you pay your port fees.( looking at today's prices of about $200 to $250 without port fees) They include food, room, & some free entertainment for that price. The you will need to for you round trip airplane tickets to Miami or Port Canaveral. I was wondering if you should have booked a cruise that had a two day lay over in Nassau rather than an Air BnB. Bahamas are beyond the price that a middle class American would want to live at ;unless, you want to live like the locals. This was a once in a life time trip so try Mexico for your next visa run.

[@DariStep]

All the time I spent in Bahamas, I was waiting for my international passport with visa to be ready lol I definitely couldn’t go anywhere

[@BrettLesPaul]

Dari, “Bah-hah-mahs” This is a rare case where you can pronounce all the a’s as a Russian “а”. 🙂

[@trexinvert]

Go visit Turks and Caicos. My favorite spot in that area. Specifically, the club med there it's called Turkoise. Enjoy

[@DariStep]

I would love to visit it!

[@zidane0196]

Loved the video, one of the best on nassau. The only thing is the comments about garbage all over the streets in the local area which is not true, I live here. Secondly most bahamians live middle class lives, travel 2 to 3 times a year and even the poor ones dint know what real poverty is. I really wish you actually showed where average bahamians live and not just the poor 10%. Nassau is pretty clean even in the local areas, which again are mostly middle class suburban. It is expensive as it's an island with a high standard of living but we don't pay income tax, average salary is around 40k. You skipped all the nice areas where bahamians lived and showed the ghetto😂. LIterally cable beach where u went to the beach is a beautiful residential area populated by mostly bahamians. It bothers ne because bahamas us ine of the few majority black countries that beats the stereotype of poor black country and you decides not to highlight thst but found some way to reinforce the stereotype. Bahamas us literally the third richest independent country in the America's after US and Canada. Oil rich Guyana will overtake it soon tho.

[@DariStep]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts 💭

[@markg.1159]

I don't think she had an agenda in what she filmed. She had specific beaches and grocery stores she was traveling to, and that determined what neighborhoods she saw.

[@zidane0196]

@markg.1159 I don't think she had an agenda either and it was generally a good video. Just wish so many of them would stop doing that. It's false and misleading. Bahamians in general are not poor by any international measure. Legit one of the most comfortable places to live on the planet despite the high cost of living. I just think she should have done a little but more research put 1+1 together and realise she must be missing something, "this area don't look like 44k gdp per capita", just saying.

[@1ouncebird]

I don't think Dari made a decision to show only the run down areas. It was pretty clear to me that Dari and Masha were walking for most of their time there so it's not like they could easily cover a lot of the island to get to the areas you are talking about. Dari is a straight shooter as we sometimes say in the US. She shares what she sees and she doesn't hold back whether she is in the Bahamas, New York or anywhere. Also your island looks wonderful. 🙂

[@teambanzai9491]

Thank you, Dari for another informative vlog. I hope one day you can explore the beaches of my native Philippines, especially in Palawan province, which still boasts many (yet unspoiled) pristine beaches. Imported products tend to be expensive as seen in The Bahamas and in Hawaii, where neither place manufactures many of the daily use goods locally. While independent since 1973, The Bahamas still has very close ties with the United Kingdom as it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations and recognizes King Charles III as its titular monarch. Can I just say, you have an unusual way of eating papaya. 😁 We usually serve it quartered or halved horizontally (if it’s a small one). Also to regards to coconut, there’s nothing better in the world to have than chilled fresh coconut water served in its shell.

[@DariStep]

Ahahah thanks for sharing your thoughts 😃

[@ShakilShaikh-c7j]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@MariadeJesus-dt4ql]

Dari. I'm glad you were able to renew your visa. I highly recommend you to deparasite after you come back from vacation. I do so, to avoid stomach issues such as gastritis, allergies to food, ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome and more. It is so important to deparasite at least 2x per year. Read the book " Guess what came to dinner by Ann Louise Gittleman" (40 years research on parasites in humans). I also get her products to deparasite, all natural herbs.

[@jcben]

That's an amazing place. It is all the sadder that the poor do not benefit from tourism.

[@donallen8414]

Good to see you walking like European 😊There is no reason to always take a car.

[@DariStep]

Absolutely!

[@rn87mom94]

Honestly, I’m not sure you if realized how much danger you exposed yourselves to 😭

[@DariStep]

Why?

[@maxheadroom1506]

When you leave Bahamas you have to pay a small exit tax so save a few bucks they also take us dollars exchange rate is 1:1 with US$

[@DariStep]

They didn’t ask anything like that

[@maxheadroom1506]

@@DariStep www.bahamascustoms.gov.bs/visitor-info/departing/

[@VicariousAdventurer]

American trains became no fun ~2000

[@walterdryja5201]

What? No complimentary NASSAU ROYALE rum

[@shark619ify]

no video footage of you swimming??

[@austinwaldrop2849]

It's not only fans lol

[@shark619ify]

@@austinwaldrop2849 right...lol

[@austinwaldrop2849]

@@shark619ify are people sexually watching these videos? I didn't even think of that

[@austinwaldrop2849]

I'm just watching her cause I'm interested in Russian culture and I actually think it's amazing to see a Russian be able to come to the United States and have a good life (she low key had a way better life than me and I'm American) but yeah didn't think of that. I'm not like kink shaming you or anything but I just straight up didn't think of that angle of the videos

[@shark619ify]

@@austinwaldrop2849 Actually been following her for a long time I started watching Natasha about 4 years ago then found Dari nothing sexual but hey...she got it

[@outoftime788]

pls dont forget your friend. your both hot!

[@live--now]

Is Nice tax haven if u can buy a house ..

[@ZeeHilal]

Omg I have been there! I know that place! I'm still watching it but I hope you go to senior frogs. Is that even still there? Just be careful they like to throw people in the water off the pier at that bar. Not me. It's was someone's birthday. Awesome idea renting an air BNB. You stayed in a mansion while I was on a boat. It's cheap to go to Nassau if you live in Charleston SC. It's like an eight hour sailboat ride away. Omg you are so lucky on the video. I love that cake. See you SHOULD have went snorkeling! If your not used to sun with a heavy base tan to your skin you need LOTS of sunscreen or you will fry with that sky. I guess it's not summer now in the video, but the sun is almost an enemy in places like that. Michael Jackson used to own Atlantis over there. Nevermind you did go snorkeling! That was my favorite experience while down there. I swam with stingrays. That is the cutest pig on earth. It looks so awesome! Yet it's not summer lol jk it is really bright and hot. It's so funny I wrote stuff here as I watched and I see you covered it later in the video! Your awesome dari. This makes me trust your travel experiences alot more. This is some foreign place we have both been!

[@DariStep]

Wow thanks for sharing 😃

[@hardworkingbanker]

Come in my arms darling

[@lilg2300]

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